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Compare players, 1971-72 season

At a glance

Butch Goring Ralph Backstrom

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsThe typical playerButch Goring: Goals, 0.28 a game, 69th percentileButch Goring: Assists, 0.38 a game, 74th percentileButch Goring: Points, 0.66 a game, 72nd percentileButch Goring: Shots, 1.80 a game, 45th percentileRalph Backstrom: Goals, 0.30 a game, 77th percentileRalph Backstrom: Assists, 0.38 a game, 74th percentileRalph Backstrom: Points, 0.68 a game, 74th percentileRalph Backstrom: Shots, 2.38 a game, 70th percentile
02040204060Ralph Backstrom 52Butch Goring 50

On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the regulars at his position: forwards against forwards, defencemen against defencemen. The gap between two players on a spoke is the real gap between their numbers. The dashed shape is the typical player. Hover over a dot for the number. The lines are each player's points adding up, game by game.

The numbers

Butch Goring C, BOS 1971-72 Ralph Backstrom C, CHI
76 Games played 76
21 Goals 23
29 Assists 29
50 Points 52
0.66 Points per game 0.68
-11 Plus/minus -22
137 Shots 181
15.3 Shooting % 12.7
0 Hits 0
2 Penalty minutes 22
0:00 Average ice time 0:00

The better value in each stat is highlighted. Stats where more is not clearly better, such as games played, are not judged. Bars show each value against the larger of the two.